Attorney Fees and Sanctions - Virginia and Federal Courts (Virginia CLE)
- Publisher:
- Virginia CLE
- Publication date:
- 2016-01-01
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Chapters and Authors
About the Editor and Authors
Chapter 1 Virginia Attorney Fee Awards
- 1.1 General Overview
- 1.2 Procedure
- 1.3 Type of Cases Where Attorney Fees Awarded Pursuant to Statute
- 1.4 Contract Prevailing Party Clauses
- 1.5 Contract Indemnification/protection of Rights Clauses and Cases
- 1.6 Other Basis for Recovering Attorney Fees
- 1.7 Exceptions to the American Rule
- 1.8 Awards on Appeal
- 1.9 Standards of Review and Burdens of Proof
- 1.10 Methodology of Determining Attorney Fees
- 1.11 Costs
- Appendix 1 Forms for Use in Virginia Court Fee Petitions
Chapter 2 Sanctions by Virginia Courts
Chapter 3 Federal Attorney Fee Awards
- 3.1 Introduction
- 3.2 Procedural: Filing a Petition for Attorney Fees
- 3.3 Types of Cases Where Attorney Fees Awarded
- 3.4 Standards of Review and Burdens of Proof
- 3.5 Methodology of Determining Attorney Fees: Lodestar Method
- 3.6 Methodology of Determining Attorney Fees: percentage of Recovery Method
- 3.6 Methodology of Determining Attorney Fees: P percentage of Recovery Method
- 3.7 Other Methodologies Used for Determining Attorney Fees
- 3.8 Bankruptcy Court
- 3.5 Joint and Several Liability for Attorney Fees and Costs
- 3.10 Costs
- Appendix 3 Forms for Use in Federal Court Fee Petitions
Chapter 4 Sanctions by Federal Courts
- 4.1 Basis for Sanctions and General Considerations
- 4.2 Rule 11 Sanctions
- 4.3 28 U.s.c. § 1927 Sanctions
- 4.4 Court’s Inherent Powers Sanctions
- 4.5 Sanctions for Discovery Abuse
- 4.6 Rule 56(h) Sanctions
- 4.7 Rule 26(g) Sanctions
- 4.8 Sanctions Under Rule 16(f)
- 4.9 Other Basis for Sanctions
- 4.10 Burdens of Proof in Motion for Sanctions
- 4.11 Appellate Review of Sanctions Awards
- 4.12 Contempt
